Neuroscientists are closing in on a long elusive goal: pinpointing the exact brain cells that make anxiety surge or suddenly ...

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have found overactivation in many brain regions, including the frontal and parietal lobes and the amygdala, in unmedicated children with anxiety ...

Stress, the body's natural response to different types of challenges and daily problems, is an inherently harmless state ...

New research suggests that a specific type of brain training could help socially anxious individuals break the habit of instantly focusing on threatening social cues. A study published in the Journal ...

When choosing their behavior in socially difficult situations, anxious people use a less suitable section of the forebrain than people who are not anxious. When choosing their behaviour in socially ...

Anxiety disorders are characterized by “chronically elevated arousal.” This state floods the brain with stress-related ...

In the face of a perceived threat, your body often activates a fight-or-flight response. George Peters/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images Heart in your throat. Butterflies in your stomach. Bad gut ...

Fixing the balance of a single brain circuit erased anxiety and social deficits in mice, revealing a powerful new target for ...

Morning anxiety feels like it comes out of nowhere, but psychologists say it usually has a very clear source. Here are the ...

New findings by French researchers show that the brain devotes more processing resources to social situations that signal threat than those that are benign. The results in the journal eLife may help ...

Dr Uma Naidoo, psychiatrist, professional chef, nutrition specialist and author of Calm Your Mind with Food – which delves into how food and nutrition can be used as tools for calming the mind and ...